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December 31, 2018 Celebrating all things Rochester, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will host special guests Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People, and Dirty Blanket, for their annual NYE gala at Anthology on East Ave. “This New Year’s Eve we are loving locally and celebrating Rochesters world class music scene. 3 completely unique and authentic […]

This Saturday, Sept 16, marked the 1 year anniversary of the album’s release, and to commemorate the release we’re partnering with Feedbands.com to do a SUPER limited edition pressing on blue-green vinyl. PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! *Note: orders are expected to ship in January 2018. Good things take time.

I met author Dionne Irving amongst mutual friends. My wife and I had recently moved to South Bend, IN, and it was strange. Finding like minded and interesting people was not difficult though. We had just recently given birth to our daughter, and at the last second before our first night out of the house […]

Honored to be in the presence of the wealth of reggae knowledge that is Dermot Hussey. We have been listening to him DJ on SiriusXM The Joint for years and we are grateful for his support and interest in North American reggae. He recognizes that reggae is important, and crucial to document as it travels […]

My 18 year old Indiana neighbor is about to join the military. Before he goes, he asks me for a sticker. “I’m trying to get everyone I know to give me one and then I’m gonna put them all on my ukulele to help me remember home” he says. I was honored that he had […]

Today, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad released their 6th Studio Album, ‘Make It Better’ via Rootfire Coop. Members James Searl & Dylan Savage stopped by The Pier to provide a track-by-track breakdown of all 10 songs. Listen to the new album & read about the background to each song.